Exodus 5:9

Impose heavier work on the men. Then they will be occupied with it and not pay attention to deceptive words.”

2 Kings 18:20

You think mere words are strategy and strength for war. What are you now relying on so that you have rebelled against me?

Job 16:3

Is there no end to your empty words?
What provokes you that you continue testifying?

Jeremiah 43:2

then Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the other arrogant men responded to Jeremiah, “You are speaking a lie! The Lord our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to live there for a while!’

Zechariah 1:6

But didn’t My words and My statutes that I commanded My servants the prophets overtake your ancestors? They repented and said: As the Lord of Hosts purposed to deal with us for our ways and deeds, so He has dealt with us.”

Malachi 3:14

You have said: “It is useless to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the Lord of Hosts?

Ephesians 5:6

Let no one deceive you with empty arguments, for God’s wrath is coming on the disobedient because of these things.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.

Let there more work be laid upon the men

General references

Bible References

Let there more work be laid upon the men

2 Kings 18:20
You think mere words are strategy and strength for war. What are you now relying on so that you have rebelled against me?
Job 16:3
Is there no end to your empty words?
What provokes you that you continue testifying?
Jeremiah 43:2
then Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the other arrogant men responded to Jeremiah, “You are speaking a lie! The Lord our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to live there for a while!’
Zechariah 1:6
But didn’t My words and My statutes that I commanded My servants the prophets overtake your ancestors? They repented and said: As the Lord of Hosts purposed to deal with us for our ways and deeds, so He has dealt with us.”
Malachi 3:14
You have said: “It is useless to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the Lord of Hosts?
Ephesians 5:6
Let no one deceive you with empty arguments, for God’s wrath is coming on the disobedient because of these things.

General references

Deuteronomy 26:6
But the Egyptians mistreated and afflicted us, and forced us to do hard labor.

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